1960 Puerto Rican general election

Puerto Rican general election, 1960

November 8, 1960

Nominee Luis Muñoz Marín Luis A. Ferré Party Popular Democratic PER Popular vote 459,759 253,242 Percentage 58.23% 32.08%

Election results map. Red denotes municipalities won by Marín, and blue denotes those won by Ferré.

Governor before election Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic Elected Governor Luis Muñoz Marín Popular Democratic

General elections were held in Puerto Rico on 8 November 1960. Luis Muñoz Marín of the Popular Democratic Party was re-elected as governor, whilst the PPD also won a majority of the vote in the House of Representatives elections. Voter turnout was 84.6%.

Results

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Luis Muñoz Marín	Popular Democratic Party	459,759	58.2
Luis A. Ferré	Republican Statehood Party	253,242	32.1
Salvador Perea Roselló	Christian Action Party	52,275	6.6
Julio García Diaz	Puerto Rican Independence Party	24,211	3.1
Invalid/blank votes		6,942	–
Total		796,429	100
Registered voters/turnout		941,034	84.6
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Popular Democratic Party		62.4
Republican Union		34.3
Puerto Rican Independence Party		2.7
AC		0.6
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	796,429	100
Registered voters/turnout	941,034	84.6	–
Source: Nohlen